fistfight

Example Sentences

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Amy Nicholson says “One Battle” “isn’t his best film — deciding that would start a real fistfight — but it’s worthy enough to claim a prize that’s long overdue.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

Matt Gaetz would lose a fistfight to Rand Paul’s hair perm.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2024

To stay undefeated, the Huskies have to win a four-quarter fistfight first.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

The last act alone came with crushing disappointment, ultimate elation and, in between flashes of treachery, incompetence and a threat of a fistfight.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2023

In the annals of chess, this was the first fistfight ever recorded by two grandmasters, both prospective World Champions.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady